Starting at 10am ET (7am PT) I’ll be doing a Reddit “IAmA” – I’ll be answering any and all of your questions for about an hour, so bring’em on!
I’ll be on with the username DavidWain4Real
While you’re waiting, get online and buy your tickets for Wanderlust TOMORROW!
Entertainment Weekly gives it an “A-”
I don’t know what tools of the trade Paul Rudd and director David Wain share to dream up the kind of inspired nutso stuff Rudd has done in smart-funny-raunchy winners like “Wet Hot American Summer” and “Role Models.” But whatever it is, the two are in a groove – and backed up by some blissed-out creative co-conspirators.
Full review is here.
UPDATE: Okay that’s done – wow I’ve never typed so fast continuously for 90 minutes. So many good questions. You can read the answers at that link, any thing else not covered feel free to ask me in comments on this blog!
Just missed you on reddit, but I wanted to say Stella was probably my favorite comedy show and if I had my say it would still be running. Seriously hilarious humour there. Do you guys still make shorts at all/ any chance of making more shows?
Edit: Probably shoudve read through your AmA before posting this, found the answer on reddit. That’s awesome though, fingers crossed for that movie/more shows.
Absolutely we’ll do more stuff – not sure what / where / when.
thanks for doing the AMA! i just missed you on Reddit, but i’m a huge fan of Role Models and The Ten, Party Down was also awesome sauce (so sad when that was canceled). my question is would you draw me a picture of Lizzy Caplan and Zooey Deschanel pouring sugar on my dick? i read you did the Beyonce drawing from Role Models and it was really good! thanks in advance…
Fuck yea, David Wain! What was it like for Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter to work with you? Were they constantly humping you or what?
Hey I missed you on Reddit but I have a few questions left. First off I am a huge fan of The Ten and I thank you for that. I am doing comedy as a hobby and hopefully want to make a career from it. Any tips/advice you could give me? I already write every day (that is the hardest part for me) and I try to do open mica as much as I can. Thanks for your time.
I also missed you on Reddit, but loved reading your answers there!
Wet Hot American Summer is my favorite movie of all time. Okay, wait, second favorite after Miss Congeniality, if I’m being honest, but it’s the movie I love to share with friends, if my friends haven’t seen WHAS or even if they have they are forced to watch it a minimum of two times with me. Genius stuff. You have of course continued with your genius, but I’m curious – did you ever thing a second WHAS would be a reality? Are there any of your other projects that you would like to see revived? You’ve worked with a few actors multiple times, is there anyone you haven’t worked with who you’d be interested in working with?
I’m pumped for Wanderlust, I’m currently in college in Athens, GA and when you guys were filming near here it was a huge deal. My parents came to visit and attempted to stalk Jennifer Aniston while she was staying in Athens… They keep claiming they stayed in the same hotel as her, and they like to brag about it to their friends.
No questions, just missed your AMA. I’d just like to say that when I hit up the State AOL account in the mid-nineties you wrote me back. I have no idea why you did it, but it made my day back then.
Rock on, good luck with wanderlust. I will try to get my lady to see it with me.
Hey, I missed the IAmA, but wanted to ask:
You do a lot of alternative/absurd comedy like Stella and Children’s Hospital. What’s the shift like when you make more traditional comedies like Role Models and your new movie Wunderlust? How do restrain yourself from taking the joke as far and ludicrous as they tend to go in your less mainstream stuff. Thanks!
Missed the iAmA, but I am definitely your #(insert a pretty low number) fan. I just wanted to know if Wanderlust is going to be funny. I really really want it to be funny.
I remember when I saw the movie Heavy, like 5 years ago, I noted that the blonde girl who played Liv Tyler’s friend seemed like a really bad person to know in life, even though she was just there for a couple minutes. So please pass along a good acting compliment to Zandy Hartig.
Recently I was thinking about tweeting this question to you and then today I see you had an AMA on reddit, so I took it as a sign that I am supposed to ask you this.
I read once in an interview with Geoff Rickly that the Stella guys contributed lyrics to an album by United Nations. I’ve always wondered what lyrics those were since Geoff Rickly is among my favorite singers and you my favorite comedic types. Do you remember?
*I’ve always wondered what lyrics those were since Geoff Rickly is among my favorite singers and you are among my favorite comedic types.
Grammar Nazi girlfiend made me fix it.
“Fiend” was a typo, but since it is an accurate label I’ve decided to keep it.
Hi David, so sorry I missed your AMA! I have a couple questions I thought you might like:
1. Your characters make some odd choices. From analyzing much of your work, I have hypothesized that you write characters to make their decisions based not on what makes sense, but what would be funnier or more interesting. Am I right about this?
2. I love you as The Warden on Superjail, do you have any info on when the new season is airing?
3. Be completely honest, did you think The Baxter turned out good? I love Showalter and I know you guys are buds, but I just groaned through that whole movie. Excluding your cameo of course
I missed you on Reddit.
Next time you are in London, I think a game of squash and a pint afterwards should be done.
Stay cool.
Doug
I was too late to ask a question for your AMA. You answered a question asking for advice for college filmmakers in 6 words. I posted a comment following that (before I realized you stopped answering questions):
“Do you have more words for aspiring college filmmakers?
I’m a huge fan and I’m so glad you decided to do this AMA! The alternative (David Wain) intro to The State… so simple and genius. Thank you for your time.”
Also, I’m thrilled to hear you and Michael Showalter are considering doing a sequel to Wet, Hot American Summer with the original cast.